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10 <br /> Commissioner McKee said the rural buffer area has become sacrosanct, and that <br /> investment may be needed outside of the towns to truly take on the affordable housing issue. <br /> He said land costs were many times too high in urban areas to create affordability. He said the <br /> entire County needed to have that conversation. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said they agree more than he realizes. He said some areas <br /> might be good to think about, and expressed that he is open to the discussion. He said there <br /> were different types of transportation that made areas accessible, and offered the possibility of <br /> senior neighborhoods with van transportation. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said he wanted to make sure the group considered incentivizing <br /> participation in housing choice voucher programs for landlords that also participate in rehab <br /> programs. He said investment in development of the types of housing that are affordable here, <br /> like manufactured housing, was worth considering. He said 0% of houses are affordable for <br /> people making less than 20% AMI. <br /> Chair Rich said there was disagreement about density within the Chapel Hill Town <br /> Council, and it has resulted in some difficulties in collaboration. She said this has kept the <br /> Greene Tract Committee from moving forward. <br /> Commissioner Bedford echoed concern for those making less than 20% AMI, and also <br /> said those with felony convictions have a lot of trouble finding housing. She said UNC held <br /> some responsibility to aid in affordable housing discussions, and there is also an issue with a <br /> lack of funding. She pointed to some land in Morris Grove, which has some issues including <br /> road accessibility. <br /> Chair Rich expressed concern that jointly owned land sometimes prohibited investment <br /> without partners due to issues like zoning. <br /> Commissioner Price echoed the importance of having discussions around land in the <br /> rural buffer and land outside Hillsborough, with some very high water and sewer costs. She <br /> expressed an interest in seeing affordable housing discussions as also community <br /> development, discussions. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said he is concerned that Hillsborough does not have an <br /> affordable housing program. <br /> Commissioner Price agreed. <br /> Commissioner Marcoplos said land around Hillsborough was cheaper than other <br /> available land. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin said this fits in a "One County" vision, and that the County can <br /> work with them to develop more plans if it gets a lot of traction. <br /> The meeting stopped for a break at approximately 11:00 a.m. <br /> Affordable Housing; Areas for Intergovernmental Collaboration- Travis Myren <br /> • Brief talk from staff(Travis Myren) about existing collaboration with 4 jurisdictions <br /> • What is notable about efforts of the four identified jurisdictions relating to affordable <br /> housing? How are we currently collaborating with the four identified jurisdictions on the <br /> issue of affordable housing that fit within our priority areas? What other information do <br /> we need? <br /> • What are other areas of potential collaboration that exist? How can we explore these? <br /> Who will be responsible for this? What are next steps and what resources are needed? <br /> Affordable Housing; Areas for Intergovernmental Collaboration <br /> Travis Myren reviewed issues concerning current areas of collaboration on affordable <br /> housing. He mentioned local government collaborative, which includes elected officials and <br />